CSO criticizes the administration of the governor Lawal for the promotion of the investigation in the schools of Zamfara

An organization of civil society based in Zamfara strongly criticized governor Dauda Lawal, accusing his administration of promoting immorality in public schools and undermining the Islamic values that the state claims to support.

The group, led by its advertising secretary, Ahmed Muhammad, issued a statement strongly formulated to Gusau, condemning what described as the moral collapse under the current administration.

“This is not the type of leadership that Zamfara deserves,” he read the declaration.

“Our schools are designed to be places of moral and academic education, not indecency centers.”

The organization has connected the alleged moral decline to an event held at the government’s house, where according to reports the girls were invited to carry out dances in what has been described as “indecent clothing” in front of the best government officials.

According to the declaration, that public exhibition marked a turning point, sending a message that the decorum and Islamic values were no longer priority in Zamfara’s leadership.

“What has started as a symbolic act of contempt for cultural rules is now spreading in public schools, where both the boys and the girls are encouraged to dance and celebrate – behaviors totally in contrast with the law of Shari’a,” said Ahmed Muhammad.

He wondered if the governor Lawal had honored his duty to his parents who expected their children to grew up with discipline, modesty and religious guide.

“Subhanallah! Is this the type of justice that people have been promised?” he asked. “Children who should learn Koranic values are shown how to imitate the culture of entertainment.”

The group stressed that this trend did not arise by chance, claiming that the public approval of the governor of these documents had opened the doors to what he called a deeper social decay.

“Which message sends when the highest state office hosts a morally questionable show? It establishes a tone that descends through the educational system,” added the declaration.

The group of civil society urged religious leaders, parents and interested parties of the community to speak and ask for responsibility before further damage to the moral tissue of the state are done.

“Our children are not pawns for cultural experimentation,” said Ahmed Muhammad. “Leadership must reflect people’s values. Whatever a little thing is betrayal.”